David Dyck
TSSU will vote on strike
May 28, 2012By David Dyck Strike option will be “on the table” if June vote passes At a general membership meeting last Thursday, the Teaching Support Student Union (TSSU) met to decide on whether or not they would hold a strike vote next month. Although The Peak was not invited to attend, according to sources the result of that meeting was a unanimous decision in favour of the strike vote. The union represents TAs, sessional instructors, and other teaching support staff at SFU. Their most recent contract expired on March 30, 2010. An email sent out earlier this month stated that the…
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May 28, 2012By David Dyck Another board member absent for Summer semester? Regrets were once again given from at-large representative Karanvir Thiara, sparking another discussion about board members who will be absent for meetings over the summer. “He doesn’t have a say…
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May 21, 2012By David Dyck Board addresses concerns about facilities The board approved a letter drafted by URO Jeff McCann addressed to SFU VP-finance and administration Pat Hibbitts, which addressed several concerns that the society has about “access to invoices, information relating…
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May 15, 2012By David Dyck Negotiations approved for new food vendors The Atrium cafeteria will be seeing new food vendors coming in as renovations on the space continue. Two of the vendors that the board has approved for the renovated area are…
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SFSS staff member resigns
May 14, 2012By David Dyck After 32 years, Hattie Aitken leaves the society After over 30 years of working with the Simon Fraser Student Society, policy and university relations coordinator Hattie Aitken has resigned from her position. “I have worked for the…
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McCann leaves controversial year behind
May 14, 2012By David Dyck Outgoing SFSS president speaks with The Peak about the lockout, the CFS settlement, and more At the beginning of this month, after completing his term as president of the Simon Fraser Student Society in one of the…
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Halo webseries filmed on Burnaby campus?
May 7, 2012By David Dyck [gallery] Last week, overachieving students who were on campus a week early were confronted with Burnaby Mountain yet again being used as the set for a nerdy television show, this time likely a web series based…
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First Nations studies granted departmental status
May 7, 2012By Graham Cook Upgrade means greater financial autonomy and increased enrolment for First Nations studies Following a recent SFU senate decision, the First Nations studies program has been given department status effective April 1, 2012, to be placed within the…
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SFSS ends handbooks
April 10, 2012By David Dyck The SFSS board of directors last week decided to discontinue making and handing out yearly handbooks to undergraduate students. The handbooks include a weekly and monthly schedule, as well as a listing of services that the SFSS…
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FASC recommends 30k for men’s centre
April 10, 2012By David Dyck Last Wednesday, the financial and administrative services committee for the Simon Fraser Student Society unanimously passed a recommendation that approximately $30,000 be put aside for the creation of a men’s centre. Treasurer Keenan Midgley initiated the project.…
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